Closet.



No- 898,225. PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908. G. KELLEY.

CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1907.

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C. KELLEY.

CLOSET.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 28, 1907.

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CLOSET.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 8, 1908.

Application filed May 28, 1907. Serial No. 376,194.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES KELLEY, a subject of the King of England, residing at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful 1m rovements in Closets; and i do hereby dec are the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in closets and theobject of the invention is to produce an apparatus of this nature which Wlll be as an improvement upon closets already produced, and comprises variousdetailsof construction and combinations and arran ements of parts which will be hereinafter fu ly described and then specif: ically defined in the appended'cl aims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, parts being shown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, I 1(l Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 4-4 of fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawingsby letter, A designates a bowl which may be of any desired shape or size and B is a fixed seat or platform provided with an opening B therein,.about the lower marginal edge of which is a felt or cushion of any suitable material and Ois a basin which is hin ed at O to the under side of the seat. Said asin is of a sha e preferably corresponding to the shape of the opening in said seat and has a transversely disposed strap E, the ends of which are fixed to the under eonvexed surface thereof and'spaced apart therefrom, and F designates a rock shaft which is bent to form a loop F, designed to have a s1iding ivotal connection with said s'trap. Said sha t is mounted in suitable bearings and has at its outer end a inion K fixed thereto, which is in mesh wi lthe teeth of a rack bar N, having a vertical plan in said seat and in an aperture a formed in the platform a. The upper end of said rack bar projects above the up er surface of said seat and is in the pith of the auxiliary hinged seat O which is ged at O. to the fixed seat in the manner clearly shown in the drawings. A plate J is fixed to the under side of said auxiliary seat and adapted to contact with the upper end of the rack bar and cause the latter to be thrown downward as the auxiliary seat is depressed;

Mounted within a casing Q underneath the platform is a coiled spring Q and into which casing the lower end of said rack bar is adapted to extend, and to be acted upon by said spring, which spring serves to hold the rack bar at its highest upward throw. Tlie inner end of said rock shaft has a grooved pulley 11 fixed thereto and I designates a chain, one eud of which is fastened to the circumference of said ulley about which the chain is adapted to wind and M designates a weight which is fastened to said chain, said weightbeing provided for the purpose of cooperating with the spring to cause the basin to be held normally closed against said fclt or other material about the opening in the seat for the purpose of forming a tight fit.

R designates an aperture which is formed in the wall of said bowl and through which a pipe R leads. Fixed to an arm, which is fastened to said pulley L, as a valve '1 which is adapted, as said shaft is rocked, to close over the inner end of said pipe R. Leading from the upper rear portion of said bowl is an elongated slot W which communicates with the boxing W which has a funnel shaped pipe VW leading from an aperture in the top thereof and to which a pipe or flue may be connected if desired. Fixed to said rack bar is a plate P upon which the free end of the platform is adapted to rest, said platform being hinged at P to the support upon which said bowl rests. It will'be noted that, when the hinged platform is depressed, it will con tact with the plate upon the rack bar and cause the latter to be depressed against the action of the weight and spring described, which will cause the basin to be swung down to a vertical position and the valve to close over the inner end of the vent pipeleading through the wall of the bowl.

By the )rovision of the rack bar and hinged platform, as shown and described, it will be noted that the apparatus may be operated in the event of any foreign matter getting underneath the hinged platform and which, with the ordinary forms of apparatus of this nature, would hinder the closing of the basin.

What I claim to be new is 1. A closet comprising a bowl, a hinged seat, a vertically disposed rack bar passing freely through an opening in a flange of the bowl and adapted to bear against said seat,

the teeth of said rack bar being in mesh with said bowl adjacent to the bottom thereof,

said rack bar having a free movement through the opening in said platform, a

shoulder upon the rack bar upon which said platform rests, and a sprin adapted to normally hold the rack bar at 1ts highest throw, as set forth.

A closet comprising a bowl, a hinged seat .a vertically disposed rack bar passlng freely through an opening in a flange of the bowl and adapted to bear against said seat, the teeth of said rack bar being in. mesh with said pinion, a hinged basin, a rock shaft having a laterally extending portion engaging a strap upon the outer face of said basin, designed to have a sliding playintermediate the strap and basin, a pinion fixed to said rock shaft, a hinged platform at one side of said bowl adjacent to the bottom thereof, said rack bar having a free movement through the opening in said platform, a shoulder upon the rack bar upon which said platform rests, a casing underneath said platform, a spring positioned within the casing, a disk at the lower end of said rack bar adapted to bear against said spring an d guided by the walls of said casing, as set forth.

3. A closet comprising a bowl, a hinged seat, a Vertically disposed rack bar passing freely through an opening in a flange of the bowl and adapted to bear against said seat, the teeth of said rack bar being in mesh with said pinion, a hinged basin, a rock shaft having a laterally extending portion engaging a strap upon the outer face of said basin, de-

signed to have a sliding play intermediate the strap and basin, a pinion fixed to said rock shaft, a hinged platform at one side of said bowl adjacent to the bottom thereof, said rack bar having a free movement through the o ening in said platform, a shoulder upon t e rack bar u on which sald platform rests, the topI of sai casing having an a ertured closure t bar as a longitudinal play, a spring mounted within the casing, a disk fitted to the lower end of the rack bar and adapted to bear against said spring, as set forth.

4. A closet comprising a bowl, a hinged seat, avertically disposed rack bar passing freely through an-opening in a flange of the bowl and adapted to bear agairst said seat, the teeth of said rack bar being in mesh with said pinion, a hinged basin, a rock shaft having a laterally extending portion engaging-a,

strap upon the outer face of said basin, designed to have a sliding play intermediate the strap and basin, a pinion fixed to said rock' shaft, a hinged platform at one side of said bowl adjacent to the bottom ,thereof, said rack bar having a free movement through the o )ening in said platform, a shoulder upon .t e rack bar upon which said platform rests, the top of said casing having an apertured closure through WhlCh. said rack bar has a longitudinal play, a spring mounted within the casing, a disk fitted to the lower end of the rack-bar and adapted to bear against said spring, a pivotal valve, and connections between the same and said rock shaft, as set forth.

.In testimony whereof 'I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES KELLEY.

Witnesses:

BERT JACOBS, FRANK A. CARPENTER.

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